000 FZNT25 KNHC 281536 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1136 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Zeta near 26.9N 91.7W 976 mb at 11 AM EDT moving N at 16 kt. Maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt. Zeta will move inland to near 30.1N 89.9W this evening and weaken to a tropical storm well inland near 35.3N 83.9W Thu morning. A cold front from southwestern Louisiana to 25N95W and to inland Mexico just south of Tampico will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the NW Yucatan Peninsula by late Thu. By late Fri, the front will move southeast of the area. Fresh to strong northwest winds behind the front will diminish to fresh speeds Thu through Fri. High pressure will build in behind the front through the weekend, with winds diminishing and seas subsiding throughout. A strong cold front will across the area Sun and Sun night followed by fresh to strong north to northeast winds. .THIS AFTERNOON....SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A tight pressure gradient between lower pressure in the Caribbean and high pressure over the central Atlantic will lead to moderate to fresh winds south of 27N through Thu night. A cold front will move off the southeastern U.S. coast Thu night, with some strong southwest winds ahead of it, north of about 29N. These winds will spread east as the front reaches a line from Bermuda to the SE Bahamas to central Cuba this weekend and stalls. Some strong north winds are possible behind the front north of about 29N this weekend. The northern part of a tropical wave will move across the far SE waters this afternoon through Thu night followed by fresh to strong east winds along with scattered showers and thunderstorms to impact most of the eastern Greater Antilles and also the southeastern Bahamas. .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 27N. .FRI...S of 27N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. N of 27N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, .SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. N of 27N, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. N of 27N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. N of 27N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, except N of 27N becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt late, Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.